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… office-speak is not language. It’s not even jargon, but more a verbal argon\u2014inert strings of sounds or symbols used to confuse underlings, to deliberately bore them and keep them servile.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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… office-speak is not language. It’s not even jargon, but more a verbal argon\u2014inert strings of sounds or symbols used to confuse underlings, to deliberately bore them and keep them servile. 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